Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) chords by Josh Groban (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
Bb/F
C/F
Gm
Bbsus2
Bb/C
C7
C/E
Dm
G7
F/A
C7/G
G7sus4
Bbm6
Eb
D7sus4
D7
Bb
C7sus4
Dbdim7
F/C

Intro 1

Bb/F

C/F

Starry, starry

Verse 1
F 
night
Gm 
Paint your pallet blue and gray
Bbsus2 
Look out on the summer's  day
Bb/C 
With eyes   that know
C7 
F 
the darkness in  my soul
Shadows on the hills
Gm 
Sketch the trees and daffodils
Bbsus2 
Catch the breeze and the winter    chill
Bb/C 
C7 
F 
C7 
F 
In colors on the snowy linen land

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Chorus 1

Now I understand

C/E

What you tired to say to me

And how you suffered for your sanity

And how you tried to set them free

They would not listen

They did not know how

F/A

C7/G

Perhaps they'll listen now

Verse 2
F 
Starry, starry night
Gm 
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
F/A 
Bbsus2 
Swirling clouds in violet    haze
Bb/C 
C7 
F 
Reflect  in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue
Gm 
Morning fields of amber gray
Bbsus2 
Weathered faces lined     in pain
Bb/C 
Are soothed beneath
C7 
F 
C7 
F 
the artist's loving hand

Chorus 2
Gm 
C7 
Now I understand
F 
C/E 
Dm 
What you tired to say to    me
Gm 
C7 
And how you suffered for your sanity
Dm 
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen
G7sus4 
G7 
They did not       know how
Gm 
C7 
F 
Perhaps they'll listen now
Gm 
F/A 
For they could not

Chorus 3
Gm 
C7 
love you
F 
C/E 
Dm 
But still your love was true
Gm 
And when your love was left inside
Bbm6 
On that starry, starry night
F 
You took your life as
Eb 
D7sus4 
D7 
lovers often do
Gm 
But I could have told you, Vincent
Bb 
This world was never meant for one
C7sus4 
C7 
F 
As beautiful as  you

Interlude 1

Bb/C

Verse 3

Like the strangers that you've met

The ragged men in ragged clothes

Bbsus2

The silver thorn, a bloody rose

Bb/C

Lie crushed and broken on on the virgin snow

Chorus 4
Gm 
C7 
Now I think I know
F 
Dbdim7 
Dm 
What you tired to say to        me
F/C 
Gm 
Bb/C 
And how you suffered for your sanity
Dm 
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen
G7sus4 
G7 
They're not listening still
Gm 
C7 
F 
Perhaps they never will
Bb/F 
F 

2001Pop

Unlock All Tools

100+ tunings, chord games & metronome

Get now

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
Bb/F
C/F
Gm
Bbsus2
Bb/C
C7
C/E
Dm
G7
F/A
C7/G
G7sus4
Bbm6
Eb
D7sus4
D7
Bb
C7sus4
Dbdim7
F/C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 88

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

813 views

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
C/F: 1-x-x-0-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C7/G: 3-x-2-3-1-x
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
Bbm6: 6-x-5-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C7sus4: x-3-3-3-1-x
Dbdim7: x-4-5-3-5-x
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Even perfectly fretted chords sound wrong on an out-of-tune guitar. Get in tune in seconds, right in your browser, with the free online guitar tuner

This is the definitive original version of Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) by Josh Groban, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Josh Groban.